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Rock Dog Pro vs Gingr
Gingr is boarding and daycare software first, with a Spa tier for groomers and trainers; it is owned by Togetherwork, which also owns PetExec.
Prices from gingrapp.com, checked September 19, 2026. If something changed, tell us and we'll fix it.
| Rock Dog Pro | Gingr | |
|---|---|---|
| Photo groom review | ClipSight™: the style, length and most likely blade from a photo, learning your shop as you confirm | Not built in |
| Automatic vaccine records | VaxFetch™: clients text their vaccine records; shots and vet email logged, updates requested from the vet automatically | Not built in |
| Entry price | Grooming $49, Boarding $49, Daycare $39, Mobile $39 a month; $10 off each when you run two or more (grooming, boarding and daycare together $107) | $109 a month (Spa, grooming and training) or $100 on annual billing |
| Grooming with payroll and texting | $89 a month (Grooming on Growth: $49 plus a flat $40), 300 texts included, unlimited staff | $179 to $209 a month (Stay, which includes daycare and grooming) plus a texting bundle of about $225 a year |
| Boarding and daycare | Memberships from $49 (Boarding) and $39 (Daycare), never add-ons; $10 off each when bundled | Yes: Play (daycare) $169 and Stay (boarding) $179 with Gingr Payments or $209 without |
| Mobile grooming | A $39 membership: vans, service areas, routes with real drive times, on-the-way texts with a live tracking link, a safety check-in for groomers working alone | No mobile grooming |
| A website for the shop | Included: a free site at yourshop.rockdogpro.com built from your own records, or your own domain | A customer portal; no website builder |
| Texting | Two-way from your own number, 300 a month included, bigger packages sized to the shop | Add-on: two-way SMS $165 a year, marketing SMS $135 a year, or the bundle at $225 a year with 1,000 messages a month |
| Payroll | Commission, hourly or both, overtime by state, time clock, pay stubs (Growth) | Time clock and staff management only; no payroll |
| Year-end tax forms | 1099-NEC recipient copies and e-file CSV, digital W-9s (Ultimate) | None |
| Free trial | 30 days, no card required | No free trial; demo only |
| Getting help | An interactive Smart Assistant that walks you through anything on your screen, and a phone line answered by a real person, not a machine | Live support and GingrU training |
What Rock Dog Pro has that Gingr doesn't
- ClipSight™ photo groom review: it names the style, the length and the most likely blade from a photo, and learns your shop
- VaxFetch™ automatic vaccine records: clients text them in, every shot is logged on the right dog, and the vet is emailed for updates, with no staff time
- Grooming plus boarding plus daycare for $107 a month on Base, against $179 to $209 before texting
- 300 texts included and two-way texting from your own number without a separate yearly bundle
- Payroll with commission, hourly, time clock and pay stubs, and 1099s at year end
- Standing appointments booked a year out, smart durations that learn each dog, and a waitlist that texts the next client when a spot opens
- Skills as a hard filter (creative color, hand stripping) plus breed and weight refusals per groomer
- The Smart Assistant walks you through any task on your own screen, typed or spoken, and a phone line answered by a real person, not a machine
- A daily brief before you open, a weekly read on the business, and a drifting-client finder
- Mobile grooming as a $39 membership: vans, service areas, routes with real drive times, on-the-way texts with a live tracking link, and a safety check-in for groomers working alone
- A free website for the shop, built from your services, hours and photos, at yourshop.rockdogpro.com or your own domain
- Loyalty points, discount codes that decide who absorbs the discount, and a cash drawer that knows whether the groomer kept the cash tip
- A full export of everything, any time, as a ZIP of spreadsheets and files: your data is yours
Where Gingr is ahead
- Deep boarding heritage: kennel grid with auto-assignment, PreCheck, a long list of integrations
- Training and day-training scheduling
- Enterprise multi-location with dedicated onboarding
- Years of boarding-specific reports
Questions
Is Rock Dog Pro a good Gingr alternative for a boarding kennel?
Yes. Rock Dog Pro's boarding membership covers rooms and rates, a night-based board, intake with feeding and medication, rounds with sign-offs, printable run cards, pupdates and check-out billing, starting at $49 a month. Gingr's Stay tier is $179 to $209 a month.
Does Rock Dog Pro import from Gingr?
Yes, including pet notes, feeding and medication details, vaccines, and stay history.